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Record 1 2002-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A record associated with a file whose file description or sort-merge description entry requires that all records contain the same number of character positions.

OBS

fixed-length record: STD-ANSI (term and definition).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Enregistrement contenant un nombre de caractères déterminé.

OBS

Comparer à bloc de longueur fixe, arithmétique à longueur fixe, code de longueur fixe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Registro cuyo número de caracteres es fijo.

OBS

Esta restricción puede ser deliberada para simplificar y dar rapidez al procesamiento o puede ser causada por las características del equipo de computación que se usa.

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